The term ‘Smart City’ sounds like something plucked straight out of science fiction. But far from being a concept of the distant future, smart cities already exist today. In fact, Songdo, a newly developed city in South Korea was titled ‘the world’s first smart city’…

As we aspire towards the green, safe and agile smart cities of tomorrow, a more intelligent approach to transportation is required – one that crucially, demands radical improvement in passenger safety. All of which raises significant questions.

In fact, the mining and excavation industry operate some of the largest vehicles on earth, moving several hundreds of tons of material every day by using super-sized vehicles like trucks, diggers and and excavators.

The new VIA EPIA-E900 Pico-ITXe board brings the flexibility of the modular approach to single-board design, creating the most versatile platform for building a diverse range of ultra-small form factor devices.